Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 159 — Relating to: Department of Natural Resources habitat work plan.

Last action — Published 12-7-2023

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    To Executive
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 03, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on December 07, 2023.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

28 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Senate Bill 159 adds requirements for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to report its progress not only to the Natural Resources Board but also to the Joint Committee on Finance and the relevant standing committees of the legislature. This change ensures greater oversight and transparency in DNR's habitat work plans by involving additional legislative bodies. It highlights the importance of keeping various stakeholders informed about the department's priorities and progress in managing natural habitats in Wisconsin.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBa0248/1 ZDW:emw SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 159 June 5, 2023 - Offered by SenatoUINN.
- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-2410/1 ZDW:skw SENATE BILL 159 April 3, 2023 - Introduced by Senators QUINN and TOMCZYK , cosponsored by Representatives M OSES, APIK, ARMSTRONG , BEHNKE , BRANDTJEN, G REEN, M AGNAFIC, M URPHY and P ENTERMAN .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
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A N A CT to create 23.0925 of the statutes;
Page 2, line 2:
relating to:
delete “board." and substitute “board, the joint committee on finance, and the relevant standing committees of the legislature.".
Department of Natural Resources habitat work plan.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to create a biennial work plan that establishes priorities and goals for habitat work on lands managed by DNR and measures progress on established priorities and goals.
DNR must annually report its progress under the work plan to the Natural Resources Board.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION1.
23.0925 of the statutes is created to read:
23.0925 Habitat work plan.
The department shall prepare a biennial work plan that coincides with the biennial state budget process.
The plan shall establish priorities and goals for habitat work on lands managed by the department and measure progress on established priorities and goals.The department shall - 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2410/1 ZDW:skw SENATE BILL 159 SECTION 1 annually report its progress on habitat work plan goals to the natural resources board.
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Action History

  1. Published 12-7-2023

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 66

  3. Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023

  4. Report correctly enrolled

  5. Received from Assembly concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  8. Read a third time and concurred in

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  13. Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  14. Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 by Committee on Rules

  15. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Received from Senate

  17. Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Read a third time and passed

  19. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. Ordered to a third reading

  21. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  22. Read a second time

  23. Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Quinn

  25. Available for scheduling

  26. Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  27. Executive action taken

  28. Public hearing held

  29. Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  30. Introduced by Senators Quinn and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Sapik, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Green, Magnafici, Murphy and Penterman

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (130)

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Who sponsors SB 159?
SB 159 is sponsored by Quinn, Romaine (Republican) and Tomczyk, Cory (Republican).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 03, 2023. Enacted.
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